The
Androscoggin begins in northwestern Maine at Umbagog Lake, journeys
through New Hampshire, then re-enters Maine near Bethel, eventually
joining the Kennebec at Merrymeeting Bay.

While the Penobscot was primarily a
logging river and the Kennebec a transportation corridor, the
Androscoggin has traditionally been Maine's principal industrial river.
Thanks to a 1000 foot drop from its headwaters to the sea, the
Androscoggin has an average descent of 8 feet per mile--a swift flowing,
large volume river provides an excellent power source.

Consequently, the Androscoggin has
borne a heavy burden of pollution. The Maine DEP, communities, and
industries have begun collaborating to improve the river, and the
results so far have been promising.

Bear River
Black Brook
Clear Stream
Concord River
Cupsuptic River
Dead Cambridge River
Dead Diamond River
Ellis River
Kennebago River
Little Androscoggin River
Magalloway River
Martin Stream
Nezinscot River
Peabody River
Rangeley River
Rapid River
Sabattus River
Sawyer Brook
Sevenmile Stream
Sunday River
Swift River
Swift Cambridge River
Swift Diamond River
Webb RiverWild River